Ironing apparatus



(No Model.)

I. DE VER WARNER.

IRONING APPARATUS.

Patented June 12,1883.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRONING A PPARATUS.

SPECIFIGATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,293, dated June 12, 1883.

Application filed February 13, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IRA DE VER VVARNER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Apparatus, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved apparatus which has for its purpose to facilitate the operation of ironing by supplying the flat-iron with a heating-gas in such manner as to avoid all interference with the ironing operations, the said apparatus being specially adapted for use in large establishments, where large numbers of goods are ironed.

In the drawings, Figure I is a perspective view, showing part of the ironing-bench of a factory and the improved apparatus applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detached section of the iron and Fig. 3, a sectional view, showing the manner of. connecting the pipes to the iron. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section of the air and gas pipe connection with the flexible pipes. Fig. 5 is an outside view of the iron.

' The flat-iron consists of the polishing-block A, a chamber, X, contained in a box, 13, arranged above the bloek A, and the usual handle, O. p v

From the box B a series of burners or nip ples, a, extend downward and conduct the gas in jets against the block A, which is thereby heated.

It will be seen that the space between the block and box is not inclosed, allowing free access of air, so that no chimney is needed to carry off gases, as is necessarywhere the flow of air is restricted.

The mixed air and gas which is to be burned passes into the box B, through a pipe, d, at the rear upper corner, and is compelled to traverse the length of the box by a partition, e, whereby it is slightly heated, so as to facilitate the combustion. The air is supplied from a pipe, D, and the gas from a pipe, E, extending parallel to each other beneath the entire bench, and provided at each ironing-station with branches f and g, each providedwith a cock, whereby the relative proportions of ail and gas may be regulated.

The branches may be brought together, an( the gases may be mixed in a flexible pipe, I by which the mixture is conducted to the iron but it is better in some instances to conduc the gas through a small pipe, '5, to the tube d and the air through a larger surrounding pipe 1'; also to the tube which has perforations a: so that the air may pass into the tube and min gle with the gas as the latter enters the box B By this means any leakage of gas from the in ner pipe, instead of escaping into the room, i carried, with the air, through the outer pipe t the box.

To avoid the inconvenience and the injur that results to some fabrics from the tube I be ing drawn repeatedly over the same in iroi ing, I maintain the tube in an elevated pos' tion by passing it over a pulley, J, suspende by means of cords, and counterbalanced by weight, \V, the cord passing over pulleys u i so that the flexible tube will accommodai itself to the movements of the operator wit] out ever coming in contact with the cloth.

I claim- I The combination, with stationary air an gas conducting tubes, of a hand flat-iron co] structed to burn a mixture of air and gas, ar provided with a perforated pipe, (I, and a flex ble connectingtube consisting of an inner ga pipe and outer air-pipe, both communicatii with the pipe d, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nan to this specification inthe presence of two so scribing witnesses.

IRA DE VER \VARNER.

Vitnesses:

G. A. STAPLES, LULU FAIRCHILD. 

